Nonstop flight route between Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI), Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 339 miles (or 545 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport and McGuire AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RWI / KRWI | 
| Airport Name: | Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°51'23"N by 77°53'30"W | 
| Area Served: | Rocky Mount / Wilson, North Carolina | 
| Operator/Owner: | Rocky Mount–Wilson Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RWI | 
| More Information: | RWI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRI / KWRI | 
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| Location: | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°0'56"N by 74°35'30"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WRI | 
| More Information: | WRI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI):
- Because of Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The closest airport to Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of RWI.
 
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
 - In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
 - Fort Dix Army Air Base was taken out of inactive status and activated as a primary installation on 29 August 1948.
 - The furthest airport from McGuire AFB (WRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - McGuire the only base in both the Air Mobility Command and the entire U.S.
 - In 1959, Air Defense Command deployed the CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile to McGuire AFB.
 
